Browsed byTag: Andrew Cairns

BOO! It’s that time of the year for lovers of thrills and chills to get their scare on. Here are a few reads guaranteed to raise your blood pressure and transport you to a fascinating destination at the same time. Whether you prefer creepy, blood-chilling suspense, adrenaline-fueled adventures, atmospheric ghost stories, tales of love and murder, or spooky mysteries that won’t scare the sleep out of you, we have the right read for you! Featured in this post are novels…

It is an honor to welcome so many talented authors and bloggers to my website! Click here to see the complete list of ‘Spotlight On…’ interviews and articles I have featured on my blog. Here are a few highlights: Spotlight On Crime Fiction Author Anja de Jager Spotlight on historical mystery author Harriet Steel Spotlight On Historical Fiction Author Imogen Matthews Spotlight on historical fiction and mystery author Victoria Blake Spotlight on mystery author Kait Carson Spotlight on biographer Joanna…

Read a collection of travel inspired poetry about Turkey’s Bodrum Peninsula, travel to the Ivory Coast and get drawn into a world of strange beliefs and practices, visit Cape Town with Silly Willy, or explore the African Savannah while questioning everything you’ve ever thought about love. Confront the daily challenges of being an educator in an Egyptian school, train for war in Kuwait, read a riveting psychological thriller set in South Africa, or search for an ancient shipwreck off the…

Today Andrew Cairns, author of The Witch’s List and member of Travel By Book, shares with us some excellent tips for creating a strong sense of place in your novels. Andrew knows what he’s talking about. Travel inspired his first novel, written fifteen years after a memorable one-month visit to the Ivory Coast in 1999. His experiences of growing up in Scotland and moving to France where he has lived and worked most of his adult life, are also worked…

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Despite Zelda’s best efforts to just relax and enjoy her trip, thrilling mysteries pop up at every turn. Will she ever be able to go on holiday without it turning into an international incident?

Travel from the dusty, tout-filled streets and holy sites of Nepal to the sultry metropolises and picture-perfect beaches of Thailand, as Zelda and Ian try to outsmart the smugglers and escape Asia alive.

Notes of a Naive Traveler is a must-read for those interested in learning more about – or wishing to travel to – Nepal and Thailand. Available as eBook and paperback.

Watch the book trailer for The Lover's Portrait: An Art Mystery on YouTube, Vimeo, Facebook and Goodreads.

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Proud to see Rituals of the Dead in Women Writers, Women's Books Library! You can also find The Lover's Portrait in their 2017 Library.

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Rituals of the Dead is included in Amy Shannon's Top 10 Books of 2018 list and I am on her Top 20 Authors of 2018 list :).